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Profile – Bryan Claassen
Bryan Claassen is yet another young rider coming out of the academy who will be doing our racetracks proud. (more)
Profile – John Stuart
John Stuart’s interest in racing extends beyond his accounting and auditing duties to owning and punting horses. (more)
Profile – Greg Blank
Gregory Blank is a wonderful example of a man who met with a serious setback in his career, but overcame it with self-belief, passion and the desire to succeed. (more)
Profile – Donovan Dillon
Donovan Dillon has set his sights on becoming the champion apprentice. (more)
Profile – Christopher Goosen
It is to be hoped that with Christopher’s unbounded passion for marketing and racing, this helps improve the state of South African horseracing. (more)
Profile – Mark Tarry
Mark Tarry has an enviable record as a bloodstock agent. Indeed, his strike rate of Gr 1 winners to horses bought in the name of Quest Bloodstock is probably the highest of any agent in the world (more)
Profile – Sean Miller
Sean Miller was tragically propelled into the limelight virtually overnight in 2011. However, the legendary Kimberley trainer’s son was well prepared for the task at hand. (more)
Profile – Bernard Kantor
Driving force behind Investec Bank, sponsor of the legendary Derby and Oaks at Epsom as well as this weekend’s Cape Derby, and major stake-holder in Klawervlei Stud. (more)
Profile – John Koster
John Koster is a member of one of South Africa’s best established thoroughbred breeding families and under his guidance Klawervlei Stud is soaring to new heights. (more)
10 minutes with
Keagan Latham is yet another of South Africa’s accomplished international jockeys, with some 120 winners to his name in four seasons of riding in Ireland. (more)
Profile – Willem Engelbrecht
Willem Engelbrecht is the first to admit that he has had his fair share of “sheer luck” on his side, but whether by design or by accident he has managed to breed some outstanding racehorses. (more)
10 minutes with Sabine Plattner
Sabine Plattner is well established as one of the pre-eminent owners in South Africa. Now also a major breeder, her La Plaisance Stud is churning out a steady stream of winners and it’s only a matter of time before another star emerges to carry her silks to big race glory. (more)
Profiles – Adam Azzie
Adam Azzie is another of South African racing’s rising young stars. As the son of trainer Mike, the grandson of trainer Herb and the grandson of training colossus George Azzie, Adam was born to be a racing man (more)
Profile – Mathew de Kock
Mathew de Kock is undoubtedly a rising star on the South African racing scene. As the son of champion trainer Mike de Kock and the grandson of 16 times Cape champion jockey Johnny Cawcutt, it is almost inevitable that he has already started to make a real name for himself at the tender age of 20. (more)
Profiles – Fred Crabbia
Fred Crabbia’s black-and-red silks are amongst the most familiar to South African racegoers. Not only does Fred own a large string of horses throughout South Africa, but he is a leading owner in Singapore, home of his champion sprinter Rocket Man. (more)
JK’s Story
SARAH WHITELAW: John Kramer is one of the best known and well respected judges of yearlings in South Africa. He has been inspecting and selecting yearlings for the country’s sales for over 20 years. (more)
Frankie Dettori
Frankie Dettori – The worst thing anyone’s said to me is, ‘You’re banned from riding for two weeks’. A Q&A with the leading jockey, from the The Guardian (UK) (more)